The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-17

that ne naQ cancer 1n ms tnrOAt, anu lived a life of torture for & few months. There is probably not an- other man in this country who smokes as this senator did. There was but one brand of cigars that was strong enough for him. Any ordinary cigar would be nothing more than stick to him, and it was seldom he found a man willing to smoke one of his cigars. All during Grants last ill., ness he was under treatment. There was little sore place in his throat that was confident was not cancer, but, of course, could not say posi- lively at the first glance.
 "I told him that 1t was probably nothing at all to be alarmed at. But he thought it cancer, and was wild about it. He wanted me to state at once what it was, thing no man could do; but after watching it closely 1 was soon able to assure him that he had no cancer, which he was very re- luctant to believe. Meanwhile Gen. eral Grant died, and the first thing l knew the senator was making cam paign speeches in the open air, and he is now free from all apprehension. He is only one of the most conspicuous of many. Many members and senators have throat trouble, but not cancer. Some are apprehensive others never appear to think of cancer. One of Mr. Cleveland's cabinet has had throat trouble for a long time, but 1 don't believe he has ever thought of its be- ing cancerous. If he has he has never mentioned it. There is no danger of cancer in his case"
 "Is it true that smoking cigars causes cancers!"
 "Hardly. Excessive smoking, as ex- cessive eating, drinking, or any other dissipation will promote cancer if the person is already predisposed to it. There is no reason to suppose that smoking will cause cancer. Many peo- pie smoke at frightful rate and get no cancer. Many never use tobacco and die with cancer. Women have cancer of the breast and throat They are not caused by smoking. If per son is predisposed to cancer, it may be brought out by any sort of violence against nature. Late hours, too much eating, too much drinking, irregular habits of any sort may develop it. It may be developed by hard blow. Sullivan might hit man on the neck and develop cancer for him. A long continued sore throat, breathing bad air for a long time, any thing irritat- ing the throat, might develop cancer that was trying to come into exist ence There is theory that cancer is hereditary, but the hereditary line is not strongly marked. IIereditament in it cannot be traced with any cer- tainty. Cancers are not common. There are many throat troubles not cancerous that are very common and annoying. The throat is affected by the climate and atmosphere. Bad air will cause continuous throat irrita- tion. The bad air in some of the pub lie buildings here makes many throats suffer, and might remotely assist the development of cancer. The bureau of engraving and printing and the printing office are frightful on the throats of those employed in them."
 In 1882 Dr. Mackenzie, the crown princes surgeon, was the guest of Dr. Carroll Morgan, of this city. The doctor has an elegant photograph of him, as well as photographs of some of the famous German doctors who have been associated with him in the treatment of the princes throat.
 "You may depend upon it that if Dr. Mackenzie has decided that noth- ing is to be gained by an operation on the princes throat he knows what he is talking about and the prince is done for. pr. Mackenzie is cool, keen, in- tellectual and ambitious. If there was anything to be done he would not he's itate to do it. 1 can see him now among those excitable German doc tors, a cool Anglo Saxon, examining the crown princes throat as he would yours or mine, or the throat of a car driver, if he had him in charge. He has perfect self possession and great skill. He is never 'rattled.' Look at his picture you see coolness and keen intellect. He can we'll stand up against the jealousy of the Germans He will not come out as poor Dr. Douglass did ill the Grant case. He will not sacrifice as much as Douglass did. Dr. Douglass sacrificed his prac- tice and his health. Colonel Fred Grant said he was robbing the estate when he put iu bill for ten thousand dollars He gave m A ufactica of eighteen thousand dollars year for General Grant, and the last heard of him he was embarrassed financially. He is making barely enough to live on. The attention he gave to that case and the anxiety it caused him broke his health down. His practice and everything went to pieces. People